A) The lowest point to which the blood pressure drops during relaxation of the ventricles
B) The highest point reached during contraction of the left ventricle
C) The difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressure
D) The pressure in the pulmonary vein

B) The highest point reached during contraction of the left ventricle

4

What range of breaths/min is the normal adult respiratory rate?

a) 8 to 10
b) 15 to 20
c) 20 to 30
d) 80 to 90

b) 15 to 20

5

An adult patient is considered to be hypertensive or to have hypertension if the systolic blood pres-sure and diastolic blood pressure are consistently greater than:

A nasal cannula and face mask are the two most commonly used oxygen delivery systems.

True

16

True or False?

Oxygen administration can be hazardous because oxygen is highly combustible.

True

17

List the hazards of oxygen administration.

To high of an oxygen concentration may cause reversible tracheobronchitis

Oxygen is highly combustible

18

True or false

When blood pressure drops the heart speeds up in order to compensate for the drop in pressure. Therefore the pulse rate will be more rapid.

True

19

Ms. Gwen Knics has entered the radiography room for an intravenous urograph. After the injection of contrast, she begins to experience tightness of the chest and difﬁculty breathing.Which is the best response?

A) Immediately call a code blue.
B) Take the vital signs again to establish that she really is having trouble.
C) Assure her that she will be just ﬁne.
D) Call for the radiography nurse.
E) Start the ﬂow of oxygen at 2 LPM with a facemask.

D) Call for the radiography nurse.

20

A respiration of few then 10 breaths/min in an adult may result in what?

cyanosis

21

The blood pressure reading that occurs during the relaxation of the ventricles.

A) Tympanic
B) Korotkoff sounds
C) Diastolic
D) Systolic
E) volatile

C) Diastolic

22

Bell-like; resonance pertaining to the tympanum

A) Tympanic
B) Korotkoff sounds
C) Diastolic
D) Systolic
E) volatile

A) Tympanic

23

The blood pressure reading taken during the contraction of the ventricles while the blood is in the arteries.

A) Tympanic
B) Korotkoff sounds
C) Diastolic
D) Systolic
E) volatile

D) Systolic

24

Extraneous sounds heard during the taking of blood pressure; may be a tapping, knocking, or swishing sound.

A) Tympanic
B) Korotkoff sounds
C) Diastolic
D) Systolic
E) volatile

B) Korotkoff sounds

25

Easily vaporized or evaporated; unstable or explosive in nature

A) Tympanic
B) Korotkoff sounds
C) Diastolic
D) Systolic
E) volatile

E) volatile

26

When a patient is using more than the normal effort to breathe, he or she is said to have this disorder. Labored or difficult breathing resulting from insufficient airflow to the lungs.

A disease of the lungs in which respiratory and expiratory lung capacity is diminished. Excessive oxygen in the blood of a patient with this disorder may depress the respiration drive and the patient may stop breathing.